Willie Roy Evans

SAC (182-4) (P)

1/30/73

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on 8/17/72,

>TO male was observed departing tne aoove address at
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I I This vehicle proceeded to Delaware Towers Apart-

ment House, 1088 Delaware Avenue, where it parked in a
circular drive in front of the building. Shortly there-
after, a late modeleBuick bearing New York License
8B6897 arrived with a Negro male driver and two Negro
females as passengers. All of these individi^s entered
the apartment house and approximately five niinutes later
the driver of the Buick exited the building and departed
the area.

license

JQfiiaartment of Moto r Vehicle records r eflect that

was issued to

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1 Buffalo, Nev 7 York, on a 1967 blue and goie.

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Plymouth. License 8B6897 was issued to J\U:LLIE Kv’^EVANS,
DOB 12 / 1 / 37 , Apartment 8F, 1088 Delaware Avenue, ^Buffalo,
New York, on a 1971 brown Buick.

departing

T-n TrTPTj of the fact that

was surveilled

and later observed meeting

mth EVANS and tvjo females at a time crucial to individtials
engaged in policy activity, .it would appear that EVANS ^d
[may be part of the PURRS* group and therefore, _it_ ^
is requested that new 182 files be opened on these individuals

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SAC (182-574) (P)
SA BRUCE H. N0PJ®:LL

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On 3/29/73, records of the Ide ntification Divisio n,
Buf falo PD. were reviewed under the name

DOB I 1 and WILLIE R. EVANS, DOB 12/1/3'/. These records

were negative on both individuals.

On the same date, records of the Credit Bureau of
Greater Buffalo were also reviewed and they were found to
contain numerous references under both names , none of which
appear to be identical x^ith either of the above individuals
at this time. ,

LEAD

BUFFALO

AT BUFF AO. NEW YORIC

Will develop additional information regarding each
individual and maintain contact with Buffalo PD Gambling Squad.

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6SAFPMR (41 CFR) |01>t1.6

UNITED STATES G^ERNMENT

Memormdum

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date: 5/31/73

FROM ; 3RUCS H. NORl'/ELL III

subject:

On 5/30/73» captioned source was contacted by
writer and asked if he ha d anv knnwl yn't-. h regard to the

identity or activities of| WILLIS EVANS or

NOIL CHEATHAM. Source statbd that ne wa"s unraroiliar with the
first tv;o individuals however he believed that CHEATHAM re-
sided sorriev;here on Hurnbolt Pkv;y. Buffalo, N.Y. Source advised
that he could offer no additional information in this regard.

The above is submitted for the information
of each above file.

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GSA FPMR <41 CFR) 101-11.8

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

SACai82-584)) (P)

date: 8/27/73

FROM : SA BRUCE H. NORVJELL

subject: WILLIE R. EVANS
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On 8/23/73,1

Delaware Tower Apartments, 1088 Delaware Avenue, Buttaio, New
York, was contacted by writer concerning captioned subject.

Istated that EVANS/hais resided in apartment 8F since
April, 1972, and she has found he and his f amily to be excel lent

tenants. She noted/chat he lives here with

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^ 7 ■^r^pr^ TP his te.n^ t FTTe. he is employed as a teacher at South
Park High Schoo|/. advised that subject previously re-

sided at 216 Locust btreet,/Buffalo, New York.

On this same 4a^, a recheck with the Department of
Motor Vehicles reflected^ that subject, still has a 1971 Buick
(brown) Nex^ Yo rkL-l ic^se 8B 6897 registered to him at 1088
Delaware Avenue, Bu^alo, New York.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO :

SAC ^82-58^ (C)

FROM :

SA BRUCE H. NORWELL III

subject:

WILLIE R. EVANS

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date:

10/30/73

Remymemo, dated

Preliminary inquiry was initiated into ca ptione d
matter base d on information received from Detective!

I Gambling Squad, BPD, who advised that subject
may be involved in some type of policy activity. In this
regard, appropriate credit and criminal checks were made
and logical sources v/ere contacted, however, no informa-
tion was developed which would indicate that subject is
engaged in such activity.

On 9/27/73, records of the Gambling Squad, BPD,
were re-checked, however, no information was contained
therein re captioned subject.

In view of the above, it would appear that all
logical investigation has been completed and it is
recommended that this matter be placed in a closed status.

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By TEHENCE P. McELROY

A fiS^year-old- Buffalo iiTan
limped despondently out of the
courtroom on Friday, an ob-
viously broken man who had'
just heard the court impose a'
prison term for a crime for
which he has consistently
maintained his innocence.

The man,, John Terry, of 185
Eaton St., had been cited, for
contempt for his temporary
disappearance during a gam-
hiing trial in which the govern-
ment considered' his testimony
.vital to its case.

Terry, who stood practically
. motionless before Federal
Judge John T. Curtin on Fiiday
.when (he 60-day prison term,
'and $1,000 fine v/ere announced,
has, been .suffering from “acute
mental lapses” and was not
re.sponsible for his non ap-
pearance, defense lawyer Vin-
es’ll b 0 y 1 e . unsuccessfully
aHi'ued before the court. .

^'‘Your Honor, v.-e’ve got an
eltierly man, a sick man, who ,

. was confused as to what he
should do,” Doyle said to Judge’
Curtin in a.sking that Terry be
given a suspended sentence.

Doyle had recounted testi-;
mony from Terry's contempt !
trial last November in which a
noted Buffalo heart specialiist
testified that Terry has been ‘
“confusecl and clisoriented” and
w.ho.se condition uidicates a
. ‘“considerable degree of brain "
disease.”/

He. also implored Curtin to
take into consideration Terry’s/

, dislocated right shoulder which \i
may require ‘surgery. ,

• “R-ather than a' tenii of jail
for a man who would probably/;
spend' it in a hospital anyway,";'
impose - a fine,” Doyle asked the .j
: court. ■ ■ j

But Curtin, after ' offering/,’
^,^/Ten;y an' opportunity to spesk -j
in his own behalf to . no avail, . j
termed the man’s action “a i
/wilful attempt, to fiiistrate the J
orderly conduct of the court.” '

The. jurist noted that he in-
tended to impose the maximum
penalty— six months in jail and ■
a $1,000 f hive— but was per-
' suadedi tx) reduce die jail term .
to 60 days-because of Terry’s,’-
.failing health.

•T- nWas named a cocon-. ’’

■ spifator, , but not a '‘d^(V:'ndarfit, ;

by the federal grand jury which
indicted Alyer Purks, 68, of 1820 '
East River Rd., Grand Island,/
and nine other defendants on '
gambiing charges in November
1972.

Pinks was accused of behig
the mastermind b'ehind- a
multimillion-doJlar numbers
racket.

Terry had- been subpoenaed to ■
testify for the prosecution, ' but. .
failed to appear on Aug. 1 and
Aug. 2. a week before the .
defendants were acquitted. - - '

He was arrested by FBI
agents in his home on Aug. 13.
His daughter, Mrs. Marion'
Singletarrj’, had testified at 'the
contempt trial that her father ’
was visiting ' relatives i n
Michigan and Indiana during ;
the trial and suggested that he
s i mply h a d f org o t ten^t o, ap gear .

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newspaper, city and state.

COURIER EXPRESS
Buffalo, New York

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Date: .1/25/75

Edition ; Four Star

Title: ALl^R PURKS;
ET AL

Character: IGB

Classification :

Submitting Offree ’'BtXf falO
I I Being Investigated

SEARCHED. ^IJDKED.

serializeq5Siled-^

JAN 2 7 19/

FBI— BUFF.^